Courts & Crime

Oldham County Central Dispatch has received a Homeland Security Grant award for a new back-up generator. The new 80 kilowatt natural gas powered generator replaces the 60 kilowatt diesel powered generator currently at OCD.

An Oldham County Jail inmate charged with escaping to buy alcohol and tobacco plead guilty to theft by unlawful taking under $500 at a court hearing earlier this week.

Jacob Fields, 22, of La Grange left a work release cell on July 7 through the back door to make the trip to All Aboard Liquors on First Street to steal a bottle of vodka and tobacco, according to the arrest report.

A two-vehicle accident on Interstate 71 has left one dead and several others injured, according to Oldham County Police.

Around 9 p.m. Thursday night, OCPD officers responded to an accident between a semi-truck and another vehicle on I-71 Southbound, near the 14 mile marker. According to OCPD, the preliminary investigation shows the vehicle rear-ended the semi-truck.

One person in the vehicle was killed and several others injured, but OCPD said they will not release the names of those killed or injured pending further investigation.